It is difficult to learn anything new if you are not paying attention. It is even more difficult to learn the ways of the Kingdom if you are paying attention…to the wrong things. One of the titles others bestowed on Jesus in his day was “Teacher.” When I consider His humanity, it is this aspect […]
Royalty Realm – In a Manner Worthy of a King
Waiting. Resting. Developing patience. Building faith. We commonly use these and many more descriptors to express what is going on when forward movement seems to have come to a halt, or at the least, slogging through molasses. Such nice terms for, “Hmm…here I am. Where are you, God?” Just recently while in this season of […]
Royalty Realm – “I Want To See”
It is a different place we find ourselves in these days, my husband and I. We have not been here before. Our consolation is that Jesus has. And so our dependence on Him deepens with every step. We are midway through our transition year after my leaving a long career of employment with others covering […]
Royalty Realm – When God Hits the Wall, Part 2
When last we met, I left you with this … “Sometimes, God hits the wall. When He does, will He find in you and me a heart that is so identified with Him that He will know He has found a place where He can settle down and remain in rest?” Let’s continue our exploring […]
Royalty Realm – When God Hits the Wall
I believe in the longsuffering love and mercy of God. I also believe the time is soon upon us when God will announce, “Enough.” One of the mysteries of the Bible that has intrigued me most develops right out of the gate in Genesis. By chapter 6, this cataclysmic event in God’s own story is […]
Royalty Realm – Father of Light
Dearest Abba, Happy eternal Father’s Day! One day a year does not suffice for recognizing You as the only Father from whom all of us have come. Brothers and sisters, all. So many generations; so many children you have, dear Ancient of Days. Yet no one escapes your notice. They can’t because You are the […]
Royalty Realm – Sticky Fingers
Have you recently dipped your fingers in a pot of honey and swiped a big swath of sticky sweetness? Unless you’re a bear, my guess is probably ‘not lately.’ Here in the Royalty Realm, however, sticky fingers are a precious commodity… In Psalm 119, tucked away like bee’s candy in a hive, is a verse […]
“Wellspring” Second Anniversary & Birthday Edition
Hard to believe a full year has passed and both “Wellspring of Life” and Rielyn Jolene are two years old! What a year this has been! Wayne and I and our married children have lived in “Transition City” these past twelve months. And right under our noses (though 2,400 miles is too far away for […]
Royalty Realm – Real Simple
Life doesn’t get much simpler than living, moving, and having your being in the kingdom of Heaven, aka the Royalty Realm. It’s the constant monitoring of self-imposed or others-imposed expectations that wears you down to a sputter and drains the joy right out of your oil pan. Take Jesus for example… While Jesus lived His […]
Royalty Realm – Christ Our Apparel, Part 2
Another BB collided as I started typing this blog post with the boxcar and railroad track intro. It never occurred to me until my fingers hit my laptop keyboard: my maternal grandfather was a railroad man right up until his death. I was only five months old when he died so I never knew my […]